5 dead, 1 missing after floatplanes carrying cruise-goers collide in Alaska.
The two planes that collided mid-air over Alaska were carrying 14 passengers from a seven-day roundtrip cruise out of Vancouver.

Four recipients of America’s highest award for combat valor find it is both a gift and a constant reminder of what is often the worst day of their lives. And it is a summons to lifetime of service from those who did something so courageous as young men—so at odds with their own chances of […]

One longtime FAA inspector tells CBS News that they have been "repeatedly" punished for finding a problem and reporting it and they're not alone: "It's very widespread." A 2016 Inspector General's report echoes their concerns. It found that another FAA inspector, Charles Banks, was […]

Accusations of racism at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts have prompted a larger conversation about how elite cultural institutions can be uncomfortable spaces for people of color. “The most important data is the fact that we had children leave this museum and adults feeling disrespected […]

Officials at the Forest Service informed staffers on Friday that at least nine of the agency’s 25 Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers would be closing. The conservation centers, which are run by federal employees, help train youth in wildland firefighting, forestry, disaster recovery […]